COST OF TREES. 



The cost of trees varies from year to year, depending upon the 

 success of operation and money expended. The following were the 

 prices for the spring of 1913: 



White pine transplants 4 yrs. old at $4 . oo per i , ooo f . o. b. 



3 yrs. " " 3 . 50 " 



" " seedlings 2 yrs. " " i . 50 " " 



Scotch Pine transplants 4 yrs. 4 .50 



3 yrs. 3.50 



" seedlings 2 yrs. " " i . 50 " " 



Red pine transplants 3 yrs. " " 3.50 " " " 



Norway spruce transplants 3 yrs. ""4.00" " 



Basswood seedlings 3 . oo " u 



White Ash " 3.00 " 



Tulip Poplar " " 2.50 " 



Black locust seedlings i yr. " " 2.50 " " u 



Carolina poplar cuttings " i . 50 " 



Basket willow cuttings " i . 50 " " " 



WHEN TO PLANT. 



Thus far most of the planting has been done in the spring, as 

 early as possible, so as to take advantage of the spring rains. This 

 usually means during the month of April, but in the Adirondack.*; 

 some successful plantations have been made as late as the last 

 week in May. 



The first attempts of this department with fall planting were not 

 very successful, but since then about 200,000 trees were planted 

 near Lake Clear Junction with better success. A few orders 

 were sold in the fall to private planters and it is expected that 

 fall planting for evergreens will be developed quite extensively in 

 the future. Shipments for fall planting will be made in September 

 or October. 



HOW TO PLANT. 



When the trees arrive they should be taken to the planting field 

 and unpacked immediately. ' The roots should be dipped in water 

 and the plants " heeled in;" i. e., placed upright in a ditch, and the 

 dirt packed tight around the roots. (See illustration.) They can 

 be kept in this manner while the planting is in progress. 



The number of men required and the organization of the force 

 will depend entirely upon the amount of planting to be done. In 

 these directions we will assume that only a small number of trees 



